B Corp
What is a B Corp?
We’ve joined more than 4,000 other Certified B Corporations worldwide. While we all differ in terms of size, industry and location, what we share is the goal to be financially sustainable, while tackling social, economic, and environmental issues.
As a B Corp, we’re independently verified by the B Lab to ensure that the way we do business positively affects workers, customers, suppliers, community members, governance and the environment. This gives us a clear framework for measuring our impacts in all areas and a pathway for continuous improvement.
How we did it
Certified B Corporations need to satisfy rigorous standards across every aspect of the company. Becoming a B Corp (and keeping it) is no walk in the park. But having our existing environmental programmes and certifications really helped. These include ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, the Toitū enviromark diamond and Toitū net carbonzero certifications, and our Environmental Choice ticks.
To keep our certification, we’ll update our impact assessment every three years, set ambitious goals for improvement, and benchmark our progress over time. We’re not perfect. But we are continually innovating and evolving to be and do better. This process includes priorities to:
- become an accredited Living Wage Employer, the amount needed to be an active citizen in society,
- provide more circular solutions,
- offer more products that carry the Environmental Choice New Zealand eco label,
- enhance sustainability through water reuse in our manufacturing, and
- reduce the carbon intensity of our operations and increase the use of renewables and offsets.
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At ecostore, we’ve never just focused on the ‘money’ side of the business. For us it’s always been about making the world a safer place, putting people’s health first and helping them choose produc...
At ecostore, we’ve never just focused on the ‘money’ side of the business. For us it’s always been about making the world a safer place, putting people’s health first and helping them choose produc...
